Finite‐time boundedness of switched systems with time‐varying delays via sampled‐data control

In the framework of sampled‐data control, finite‐time boundedness (FTB) of switched systems with time‐varying delays is investigated. Sufficient conditions for FTB of switched systems with time‐varying delays via sampled‐data control are proposed. Moreover, considering the relationship between the sampling period and the mode‐dependent average dwell time, switching signals are designed. In addition, finite‐time weighted L₂‐gain (FTW‐L₂‐gain) of switched systems with time‐varying delays is proposed to measure their disturbance tolerance capacity within a finite‐time interval. Multiple Lyapunov‐Krasovskii functionals are applied to complete subsequent proofs in detail. Simulation results are exemplified to verify the proposed method.     

Robust Reliable H∞ Control for Discrete‐Time Systems with Actuator Delays

This article focuses on the robust state feedback reliable H_∞ control problem for discrete‐time systems. Discrete‐time systems with time‐varying delayed control input are formulated. Based on the Lyapunov–Krasovskii method and linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach, delay‐dependent sufficient conditions are developed for synthesizing the state feedback controller for an uncertain discrete‐time system. The parameter uncertainty is assumed to be norm bounded. A design scheme for the state feedback reliable H_∞ controller is proposed in terms of LMIs, which can guarantee the global asymptotic stability and the minimum disturbance attenuation level. Finally, numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness and reduced conservatism of the proposed methods.     

H ∞ control for discrete‐time nonlinear Markov jump systems with multiplicative noise and sector constraint

This paper addresses the finite horizon H _∞ control problem for a class of discrete‐time nonlinear Markov jump systems with multiplicative noise and nonlinear feedback device. The system nonlinearity occurs in a random way specified by a Bernoulli process, whereas the actuator and sensor nonlinearities are restricted to a sector region. Both the state and the dynamic output feedback H _∞ controllers are devised in terms of difference LMIs. The proposed approach not only allows the resulting system to achieve a prescribed disturbance attenuation level, but also enables the output of actuator/sensor to meet the designated sector condition. Moreover, it is also shown that our approach is well‐adapted for dealing with the discrete‐time Markov jump systems with saturated actuator and sensor. Finally, a backward iterative algorithm is provided to solve the obtained difference LMIs and a numerical example is presented to verify the efficiency of the theoretical results. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Distributed reliable H∞ consensus control for a class of multi‐agent systems under switching networks: A topology‐based average dwell time approach

This paper investigates the problem of distributed reliable H_∞ consensus control for high‐order networked agent systems with actuator faults and switching undirected topologies. The Lipschitz nonlinearities, several types of actuator faults, and exogenous disturbances are considered in subsystems. Suppose the communication network of the multi‐agent systems may switch among finite connected graphs. By utilizing the relative state information of neighbors, a new distributed adaptive reliable consensus protocol is presented for actuator failure compensations in individual nodes. Note that the Lyapunov function for error systems may not decrease as the communication network is time‐varying; as a result, the existing distributed adaptive control technique cannot be applied directly. To overcome this difficulty, the topology‐based average dwell time approach is introduced to deal with switching jumps. By applying topology‐based average dwell time approach and Lyapunov theory, the distributed controller design condition is given in terms of LMIs. It is shown that the proposed scheme can guarantee that the reliable H_∞ consensus problem is solvable in the presence actuator faults and external disturbance. Finally, two numerical examples are given the effectiveness of the proposed theoretical results. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Robust H∞ control for uncertain discrete‐time stochastic bilinear systems with Markovian switching

This paper is concerned with the problems of robust stochastic stabilization and robust H_∞ control for uncertain discrete‐time stochastic bilinear systems with Markovian switching. The parameter uncertainties are time‐varying norm‐bounded. For the robust stochastic stabilization problem, the purpose is the design of a state feedback controller which ensures the robust stochastic stability of the closed‐loop system irrespective of all admissible parameter uncertainties; while for the robust H_∞ control problem, in addition to the robust stochastic stability requirement, a prescribed level of disturbance attenuation is required to be achieved. Sufficient conditions for the solvability of these problems are obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). When these LMIs are feasible, explicit expressions of the desired state feedback controllers are also given. An illustrative example is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Gain‐scheduled H∞ filtering of parameter‐varying systems

This paper deals with the gain‐scheduled H_∞ filtering problem for a class of parameter‐varying systems. A sufficient condition for the existence of a gain‐scheduled filter, which guarantees the asymptotic stability with an H_∞ noise attenuation level bound for the filtering error system, is given in terms of a finite number of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The filter is designed to be parameter‐varying and have a nonlinear fractional transformation structure. A numerical example is presented to demonstrate the application of the proposed method. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Finite‐Time H∞ Filtering for Nonlinear Continuous‐Time Singular Semi‐Markov Jump Systems

The stochastic finite‐time H_∞ filtering issue for a class of nonlinear continuous‐time singular semi‐Markov jump systems is discussed in this paper. Firstly, sufficient conditions on singular stochastic H_∞ finite‐time boundedness for the filtering error system are established. The existence of a unique solution for the corresponding system is also ensured. Secondly, based on the bounds of the time‐varying transition rate, without imposing constraints on slack variables, a novel approach to finite‐time H_∞ filter design is proposed in the forms of strict LMIs, which guarantees the filtering error system is singular stochastic H_∞ finite‐time bounded and of a unique solution. Compared with the existing ones, the presented results reveal less conservativeness. Finally, one numerical example is exploited to testify the advantage of the proposed design technique.     

Delay‐dependent stability and H∞ control of stochastic time‐delay systems with Markovian jumping parameters

In this paper, the mean‐square exponential stability and H_∞ control problems are investigated for a general class of stochastic time‐delay systems with Markovian jumping parameters. First, a delay‐dependent result in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) for mean‐square exponential stability and H_∞ performance analysis is presented by constructing a modified Lyapunov‐Krasovskii functional. The decay rate can be chosen in a range to be a finite positive constant without equation constraint. Then, based on the proposed stability result, we derive sufficient condition to solve the H_∞ controller design problem. Finally, numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society     

Robust stability and H∞ control for uncertain discrete Markovian jump singular systems with mode‐dependent time‐delay

The robust stochastic stability, stabilization and H_∞ control for mode‐dependent time‐delay discrete Markovian jump singular systems with parameter uncertainties are discussed. Based on the restricted system equivalent (r.s.e.) transformation and by introducing new state vectors, the singular system is transformed into a standard linear system, and delay‐dependent linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) conditions for the mode‐dependent time‐delay discrete Markovian jump singular systems to be regular, causal and stochastically stable, and stochastically stable with γ‐disturbance attenuation are obtained, respectively. With these conditions, robust stabilization problem and robust H_∞ control problem are solved, and the LMIs sufficient conditions are obtained. A numerical example illustrates the effectiveness of the method given in the paper. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Robust delay‐dependent ℋ︁∞ control of time‐delay systems with state and input delays

This paper studies the design problem of robust delay‐dependent ??_∞ controller for a class of time‐delay control systems with time‐varying state and input delays, which are assumed to be noncoincident. The system is subject to norm‐bounded uncertainties and ??₂ disturbances. Based on the selection of an augmented form of Lyapunov–Krasovskii (L‐K) functional, first a Bounded Real Lemma (BRL) is obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) such that the nominal, unforced time‐delay system is guaranteed to be globally asymptotically stable with minimum allowable disturbance attenuation level. Extending BRL, sufficient delay‐dependent criteria are developed for a stabilizing ??_∞ controller synthesis involving a matrix inequality for which a nonlinear optimization algorithm with LMIs is proposed to get feasible solution to the problem. Moreover, for the case of existence of norm‐bounded uncertainties, both the BRL and ??_∞ stabilization criteria are easily extended by employing a well‐known bounding technique. A plenty of numerical examples are given to illustrate the application of the proposed methodology of this note. The achieved numerical results on the maximum allowable delay bound and minimum allowable disturbance attenuation level are exhibited to be less conservative in comparison to those of existing methods in the literature. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Mixed‐Objective Robust Dynamic Output Feedback Controller Synthesis for Continuous‐Time Polytopic Lpv Systems

A robust dynamic output feedback controller synthesis algorithm considering H_∞/H₂ performance and regional pole placement is addressed for a nonlinear system with parameter uncertainties and external disturbance. First, the formulation of a gain‐scheduled mixed‐objective robust dynamic output feedback controller for continuous‐time polytopic linear parameter varying (LPV) systems is presented. To reduce conservativeness, some auxiliary slack variables and parameter‐dependent Lyapunov functions are employed in addition to well‐established performance conditions. Then, sufficient conditions for the desired gain‐scheduled mixed‐objective robust dynamic output feedback controllers are cast into an efficiently tractable finite‐dimensional convex optimization problem in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Finally, numerical simulation shows the validity of the proposed controller, which has good stability, strong robustness, satisfied disturbance attenuation ability, and smooth dynamic properties.     

Observer‐based H ∞ control for networked systems with bounded random delays and consecutive packet dropouts

This paper is concerned with the H _∞ control problem for a class of systems with bounded random delays and consecutive packet dropouts that exist in both sensor‐to‐controller channel and controller‐to‐actuator channel during data transmission. A new model is developed to describe possible random delays and packet dropouts by two groups of Bernoulli distributed stochastic variables. To avoid the state augmentation, a full‐order observer‐based feedback controller is designed via LMI approach. Based on the Lyapunov theory, a sufficient condition is provided to guarantee the closed‐loop networked system to be asymptotically mean‐square stable and achieve the prescribed H _∞ disturbance‐rejection‐attenuation level. The simulation examples illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exponential H∞ filtering for switched linear systems with interval time‐varying delay

This paper deals with the problem of exponential H_∞ filtering for a class of continuous‐time switched linear system with interval time‐varying delay. The time delay under consideration includes two cases: one is that the time delay is differentiable and bounded with a constant delay‐derivative bound, whereas the other is that the time delay is continuous and bounded. Switched linear filters are designed to ensure that the filtering error systems under switching signal with average dwell time are exponentially stable with a prescribed H_∞ noise attenuation level. Based on the free‐weighting matrix approach and the average dwell technology, delay‐dependent sufficient conditions for the existence of such a filter are derived and formulated in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). By solving that corresponding LMIs, the desired filter parameterized matrices and the minimal average dwell time are obtained. Finally, two numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed results. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

H∞ tracking of linear continuous‐time systems with stochastic uncertainties and preview

The problem of finite‐horizon H_∞ tracking for linear continuous time‐invariant systems with stochastic parameter uncertainties is investigated for both, the state‐feedback and the output‐feedback control problems. We consider three tracking patterns depending on the nature of the reference signal i.e. whether it is perfectly known in advance, measured on line or previewed in a fixed time‐interval ahead. The stochastic uncertainties appear in both the dynamic and measurement matrices of the system. In the state‐feedback case, for each of the above three cases a game theory approach is applied where, given a specific reference signal, the controller plays against nature which chooses the initial condition and the energy‐bounded disturbance. The problems are solved using the expected value of the standard performance index over the stochastic parameters, where, in the state‐feedback case, necessary and sufficient conditions are found for the existence of a saddle‐point equilibrium. The corresponding infinite‐horizon time‐invariant tracking problem is also solved for the latter case, where a dissipativity approach is considered. The output‐feedback control problem is solved as a max–min problem for the three tracking patterns, where necessary and sufficient condition are obtained for the solution. The theory developed is demonstrated by a simple example where we compare our solution with an alternative solution which models the tracking signal as a disturbance. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

H∞ Control for Continuous‐Time Mean‐Field Stochastic Systems

An H_∞‐type control is considered for mean‐field stochastic differential equations (SDEs) in this paper. A stochastic bounded real lemma (SBRL) is proved for mean‐field stochastic continuous‐time systems with state‐ and disturbance‐dependent noise. Based on SBRL, a sufficient condition is given for the existence of a stabilizing H_∞ controller in terms of coupled nonlinear matrix inequalities.     

Robust finite‐time H∞ synchronization for uncertain discrete‐time systems with nonhomogeneous Markovian jump: Observer‐based case

In this article, the problem of robust finite‐time H_∞ synchronization control is investigated for a class of uncertain discrete‐time master‐slave systems with Markovian switching parameters in the observer‐based case. Parameter uncertainties are assumed to be norm‐bounded, and the polyhedral character is utilized to describe the transition probabilities of nonhomogeneous Markov chain. By using stochastic Lyapunov function method and finite‐time analysis techniques, novel sufficient conditions that include the master‐slave parameters are obtained for designing an observer‐based finite‐time H_∞ synchronization control law in terms of linear matrix inequalities. The effectiveness of the proposed theoretical scheme is finally demonstrated by some simulations.     

Discrete‐time mixed ℋ︁2/ℋ︁∞ nonlinear filtering

In this paper, we consider the discrete‐time mixed ??₂/??_∞ filtering problem for affine nonlinear systems. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of this problem with a finite‐dimensional filter are given in terms of a pair of coupled discrete‐time Hamilton–Jacobi‐Isaac's equations (DHJIE) with some side‐conditions. For linear systems, it is shown that these conditions reduce to a pair of coupled discrete‐time algebraic‐Riccati‐equations (DAREs) or a system of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) similar to the ones for the control case. Both the finite‐horizon and infinite‐horizon problems are discussed. Moreover, sufficient conditions for approximate solvability of the problem are also derived. These solutions are especially useful for computational purposes, considering the difficulty of solving the coupled DHJIEs. An example is also presented to demonstrate the approach. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

H∞ control for discrete‐time Markovian jump systems with partial information on transition probabilities

This paper focuses on mode‐dependent H_∞ state‐feedback control for a class of discrete‐time Markovian jump systems (MJSs) with partial information on transition probabilities (TPs). The augmented free‐connection weighting matrices are introduced by considering the influence of partial information of TPs on discrete‐time MJSs and the disturbance input on the state vector. As a result, the less conservative stability criterion and bounded real lemma (BRL) of MJSs with partly unknown TPs are obtained. Then the sufficient conditions for designing the mode‐dependent H_∞ controllers are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness and the merits of the proposed method.